March 26, 2021 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Colombia on March 19, 2021. Colombia has been hit hard by…
Category: BUSINESS AND FINANCE
International arbitration centre to make The Bahamas its “transformative” ground zero!
By: Staff Writer March 23, 2021 The International and Western Hemisphere, Arbitration Adjudication and Mediation Centre (IWHAAM) will have its historic and “transformative” launch this coming Friday said former Bar…
CDB, EU building capacity in Jamaica to improve export performance
By: Caribbean Development Bank March 23, 2021 Greater food safety is the goal of a new project recently launched in Jamaica by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The two-year…
The BVI real estate market will “remain hot” says developer.
By: Staff Writer March 19, 2021 A luxury British Virgin Islands (BVI) developer had “best start in 10 years” with finding buyers despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with predictions that the…
Trini’s Habanero- holding prices despite pandemic!
By: Staff Writer March 19, 2021 A Trinidadian sauce manufacturer has held prices and never lost sight of exports despite the fact that the cost of raw materials “skyrocketed” as…
A Bahamian fashion designer’s brand is “expanding”- everything takes time!
By: Staff Writer March 16, 2021 A Bahamian fashion designer says that her brand is expanding and that the Caribbean market is “bigger than we realize.” Indira Moss, owner/operator of…
Guatemala will implement digital transformation and broadband access with IDB support
By: The Inter-American Development Bank March 12, 2021 Guatemala will advance towards digital transformation and citizens’ access to fixed and mobile broadband connectivity with help from the Inter-American Development Bank…
National Standards Bodies of Haiti and Dominican Republic Collaborate to Strengthen Trade Relations
By: Caribbean Export Development Agency March 12, 2021 Caribbean Export Development Agency launches communication platform funded by the European Union. Haitian and Dominican Republic national standards bodies to harmonise quality…
IADB highlights how Caribbean is “vulnerable” and exposed to “financial instability”
By: Staff Writer Mach 9, 2021 Editors for a recently published Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) book said that the Caribbean is “Exposed to financial instability” and “vulnerable” and institutional economic…
US Strengthens Diplomatic Ties with St Kitts and Nevis By Aiding Healthcare
By: CS Global Partners March 9, 2021 The United States Ambassador to Barbados, Eastern Caribbean and OECS, Linda Taglialatela, said her government is committed to strengthening relations with the Federation…
Kingdom of the Netherlands—Aruba: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
By: The International Monetary Fund March 9, 2021 Aruba managed to contain the pandemic in the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak but experienced a resurgence of new infections in…